Agenda Item 2A4 Comparison of PCAOB AS17, Supplementary Information, to the Requirements of GAAS

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1 ASB Meeting May 15-18, 2017 Agenda Item 2A4 Comparison of PCAOB AS17, Supplementary Information, to the Requirements of GAAS Introduction 1. This standard sets forth the auditor's responsibilities when the auditor of the company's financial statements is engaged to perform audit procedures and report on supplemental information 1/ that accompanies financial statements 2/ audited pursuant to Public Company Accounting Oversight Board ("PCAOB") standards. Objective 2. The objective of the auditor of the financial statements, when engaged to perform audit procedures and report on supplemental information that accompanies audited financial statements, is to obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence to express an opinion on whether the supplemental Not requirements No NA Similar objectives No NA Prepared by: A. Goldman (April 2017) Page 1 of 19

2 information is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the financial statements as a whole. Performing Audit Procedures on Supplemental Information Accompanying Audited Financial Statements 3. The auditor should perform audit procedures to obtain appropriate audit evidence that is sufficient to support the auditor's opinion regarding whether the supplemental information is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the financial statements as a whole. The nature, timing, and extent of audit procedures necessary to obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence and to report on the supplemental information depends on, among other things: a. The risk of material misstatement of the supplemental information;.01 This section addresses the auditor s responsibility when engaged to report on whether the supplemental information is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the financial statements as a whole. AU-C 725 does not address planning for the nature, timing, and extent of audit procedures or the risk of material misstatement of the supplemental information. However, AU-C 725 is not applied in a vacuum; it is applied in the context of an audit of the financial statements as a whole and in conjunction with the other AU-C sections. No, not a performance difference. b. The materiality considerations relevant to the information presented; Note: When planning and performing the audit procedures to report on supplemental information, the auditor generally should use the same.07 the auditor should perform the following procedures using the same materiality level used in the No difference in requirements auditor would use lower materiality if required by Agenda Item 2A4 Page 2 of 19

3 materiality considerations as those used audit of the financial law or regulation under in planning and performing the audit of statements. GAAS as well. the financial statements. 3/ However, if applicable regulatory requirements specify a lower materiality level to be applied to certain supplemental information, the auditor should use those prescribed threshold requirements in planning and performing audit procedures for the supplemental information. c. The evidence obtained from the audit of financial statements and, if applicable, other engagements by the auditor or affiliates or affiliates of the firm, 4/ for the period presented; and Note: The procedures performed regarding the supplemental information should be planned and performed in conjunction with the audit of the financial statements. For audits of brokers and dealers, the procedures should be coordinated with the attestation engagements related to compliance or exemption reports required by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC")5/ The auditor should take into account relevant evidence from the audit of the financial statements and, for audits of brokers or dealers, the.07 f. Evaluate the appropriateness and completeness of the supplementary information, Planning and performing the procedures in conjunction with the audit of the financial statements is implicit in AU-C 725. Note this is not mentioned as a difference in PCAOB comparison. Agenda Item 2A4 Page 3 of 19

4 attestation engagements, in planning considering the results of the and performing audit procedures related procedures performed and to the supplemental information and in other knowledge obtained evaluating the results of the audit during the audit of the procedures to form the opinion on the financial statements (Ref: supplemental information. Par..A13) d. Whether a qualified opinion, an adverse opinion, or a disclaimer of opinion was issued on the financial statements. 4. In performing the audit procedures on supplemental information, the auditor should: a. Obtain an understanding of the purpose of the supplemental information and the criteria management used to prepare the supplemental information, including relevant regulatory requirements; a. Inquire of management about the purpose of the supplementary information and the criteria used by management to prepare the supplementary information, such as an applicable financial reporting framework, criteria established by a regulator, a contractual agreement, or other requirements Requirements are equivalent Requirements are equivalent Agenda Item 2A4 Page 4 of 19

5 b. Obtain an understanding of the c. Obtain an AU-C 725 does not methods of preparing the understanding about explicitly require the supplemental information, the methods of auditor to evaluate the evaluate the appropriateness of preparing the appropriateness of such those methods, and determine supplementary changes. However, whether those methods have implicit in the GAAS information and changed from the methods used determine whether the requirement to in the prior period and, if the methods of preparing determine the reasons methods have changed, the supplementary for change is the need to determine the reasons for and information have apply professional evaluate the appropriateness of skepticism as to the such changes; appropriateness of such changes. d. Inquire of management about any significant assumptions or interpretations underlying the measurement or presentation of the supplemental information; e. Determine that the supplemental information reconciles to the underlying accounting and other records or to the financial statements, as applicable; changed from those used in the prior period and, if the methods have changed, the reasons for such changes e. Inquire of management about any significant assumptions or interpretations underlying the measurement or presentation of the supplementary information d. Compare and reconcile the supplementary information to the underlying accounting and other records used in preparing the financial Requirements are equivalent Requirements are equivalent No; no performance difference. Agenda Item 2A4 Page 5 of 19

6 statements or to the financial statements themselves f. Perform procedures to test the completeness and accuracy of the information presented in the supplemental information to the extent that it was not tested as part of the audit of financial statements; and g. Evaluate whether the supplemental information, including its form and content, complies with relevant regulatory requirements or other applicable criteria, if any. Management Representations 5. The auditor should obtain written representations from management, including: a. A statement that management acknowledges its responsibility for the fair presentation of the f. Evaluate the appropriateness and completeness of the supplementary information, considering the results of the procedures performed and other knowledge obtained during the audit of the financial statements (Ref: Par..A13) b. Determine whether the form and content of the supplementary information complies with the applicable criteria g. Obtain written representations from management i. that it acknowledges its responsibility for the presentation of the Requirements are equivalent Requirements are equivalent Per PCAOB comparison, AU-C 725 requires similar representations as AS 17 and additional representations not in AS 17. Agenda Item 2A4 Page 6 of 19

7 supplemental information and, if supplementary information applicable, the form and content in accordance with the of that supplemental information, applicable criteria; in conformity with relevant regulatory requirements or other applicable criteria; b. A statement that management believes the supplemental information, including its form and content, is fairly stated, in all material respects; ii. that it believes the supplementary information, including its form and content, is fairly presented in accordance with the applicable criteria; c. A statement that the methods of measurement or presentation have not changed from those used in the prior period or, if the methods of measurement or presentation have changed, the reasons for such changes and why those changes are appropriate; d. If the form and content of the supplemental information is prescribed by regulatory requirements or other applicable criteria, a statement that the supplemental information complies, in all material respects, with the regulatory requirements iii. that the methods of measurement or presentation have not changed from those used in the prior period or, if the methods of measurement or presentation have changed, the reasons for such changes; ii. that it believes the supplementary information, including its form and content, is fairly presented in accordance with the applicable criteria; Agenda Item 2A4 Page 7 of 19

8 or other applicable criteria, and identification of those requirements or other applicable criteria; and e. A description of any significant assumptions or interpretations underlying the measurement or presentation of the supplemental information, and a statement that management believes that such assumptions or interpretations are appropriate. iv. about any significant assumptions or interpretations underlying the measurement or presentation of the supplementary information; and Evaluation of Audit Results 6. To form an opinion on the supplemental information, the auditor should evaluate whether the supplemental information, including its form and content, is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the financial statements as a whole, including whether the supplemental information is presented in conformity, in all material respects, with the relevant regulatory requirements or other applicable criteria. 7. The auditor should accumulate misstatements regarding the supplemental information identified during performance of audit procedures on the supplemental information and in.07f. Evaluate the appropriateness and completeness of the supplementary information, considering the results of the procedures performed and other knowledge obtained during the audit of the financial statements (Ref: Par..A13) Not a performance difference. Not addressed in AU-C 725 No Issue A Agenda Item 2A4 Page 8 of 19

9 the audit of the financial statements. 6/ The auditor should communicate accumulated misstatements regarding the supplemental information to management on a timely basis to provide management with an opportunity to correct them. 8. The auditor should evaluate Not addressed in AU-C whether uncorrected misstatements 725 related to the supplemental information are material, either individually or in combination with other misstatements, taking into account relevant quantitative and qualitative factors. Note: The auditor should evaluate the effect of uncorrected misstatements related to the supplemental information in evaluating the results of the financial statement audit. 7/ 9. The auditor should evaluate the effect of any modifications to the audit report on the financial statements when forming an opinion on the supplemental information: a. When the auditor expresses a qualified opinion on the financial statements and the basis for the qualification also applies to the supplemental information, the auditor should describe the.09f If the auditor issues a qualified opinion on the financial statements and the qualification has an effect on the supplementary Not addressed in AU-C 725 No difference. Issue A Issue A Agenda Item 2A4 Page 9 of 19

10 effects of the qualification on the information, a statement supplemental information in the that, in the auditor s opinion, report on supplemental except for the effects on the information and should express a supplementary information qualified opinion on the of (refer to the paragraph in supplemental information. the auditor s report explaining the qualification), such information is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the financial statements as a whole b. When the auditor expresses an adverse opinion, or disclaims an opinion on the financial statements, the auditor should express an adverse opinion, or disclaim an opinion, on the supplemental information, whichever is appropriate. 11. When the auditor s report on the audited financial statements contains an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion and the auditor has been engaged to report on whether supplementary information is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to such financial statements as a whole, the auditor is precluded from expressing an opinion on the supplementary information. When permitted by law or regulation, the auditor may withdraw from the engagement to report on the supplementary information. If the auditor does not withdraw, the auditor s report on the supplementary information should state that because of the significance of the matter disclosed GAAS is more restrictive. Agenda Item 2A4 Page 10 of 19

11 Reporting 10. The auditor's report on supplemental information accompanying audited financial statements should include the following: in the auditor s report, it is inappropriate to, and the auditor does not, express an opinion on the supplementary information. 9. The explanatory paragraph or separate report should include the following elements: a. Identification of the supplemental information. Note: Identification may be by descriptive title of the supplemental information or reference to the page number and document where the supplemental information is located. b. A statement that the supplemental information is the responsibility of management. c. A statement that the supplemental information has been subjected to audit procedures performed in c. A statement that the supplementary information is the responsibility of management and was derived from, and relates directly to, the underlying accounting and other records used to prepare the financial statements d. A statement that the supplementary information has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied Not a requirement in AU- C 725 but shown in all illustrative examples; not a performance difference. No difference. No difference. No. Agenda Item 2A4 Page 11 of 19

12 conjunction with the audit of the financial statements. Note: If the financial statements are presented in a separate document from the supplemental information or otherwise are not readily identifiable to the user of the supplemental information, the auditor's report on supplemental information should identify the document containing the company's financial statements. in the audit of the financial statements and certain additional procedures, 10. When the audited financial statements are not presented with the supplementary information, the auditor should report on the supplementary information in a separate report. When reporting separately on the supplementary information, the report should include, in addition to the elements in paragraph 9, a reference to the report on the financial statements, the date of that report, the nature of the opinion expressed on the financial statements, and any report modifications. (Ref: par. A16) As non-issuer s financial statements are not ordinarily contained in a document; the requirement in AU-C 720 to refer to the financial statements is functionally equivalent to the requirement in AS 17. No d. A statement that the audit procedures performed included determining whether the supplemental information reconciles to the financial statements or the underlying accounting and other records, as applicable, and performing procedures to test the completeness and accuracy of the information presented in the supplemental information. d. including comparing and reconciling such information directly to the underlying accounting and other records used to prepare the financial statements or to the financial statements themselves and other additional procedures, in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America No difference. Agenda Item 2A4 Page 12 of 19

13 e. A statement that in forming the auditor's opinion, the auditor evaluated whether supplemental information, including its form and content, complies, in all material respects, with the specified regulatory requirements or other criteria, if applicable. f. A statement, if applicable, that the supplemental information is presented on a basis that differs from the financial statements and is not prescribed by regulatory requirements. When such a statement is made, the report should describe the basis for the supplemental information presentation. Not addressed in AU-C 725 Not addressed in AU-C 725 Issue B Issue B g. An opinion on whether the supplemental information is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the financial statements as a whole, or a disclaimer of opinion. e. If the auditor issues an unqualified opinion on the financial statements and the auditor has concluded that the supplementary information is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the financial statements as a whole, a statement that, in the No difference. Agenda Item 2A4 Page 13 of 19

14 auditor s opinion, the supplementary information is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the financial statements as a whole 11. Unless prescribed by regulatory requirements, the auditor may either include the auditor's report on the supplemental information in the auditor's report on the financial statements or issue a separate report on the supplemental information. If the auditor issues a separate report on the supplemental information, that report should identify the auditor's report on the financial statements. 10. When the audited financial statements are not presented with the supplementary information, the auditor should report on the supplementary information in a separate report. When reporting separately on the supplementary information, the report should include, in addition to the elements in paragraph 9, a reference to the report on the financial statements, the date of that report, the nature of the opinion expressed on the financial statements, and any report modifications. (Ref: par. A16) No difference. Agenda Item 2A4 Page 14 of 19

15 12. The date of the auditor's report on the supplemental information in relation to the financial statements as a whole should not be earlier than: a. The date of the auditor's report on the financial statements from which the supplemental information was derived, and b. The date on which the auditor obtained sufficient appropriate audit evidence to support the auditor's opinion on the supplemental information in relation to the financial statements as a whole. 8/ 12. The date of the auditor s report on the supplementary information in relation to the financial statements as a whole should not be earlier than the date on which the auditor completed the procedures required in paragraph 7. Although AU-C 725 doesn t explicitly require that the date of the report on SI not be earlier than the date of the auditor s report on the financial statements, the requirement in par. 5e that the auditor issued an audit report on the financial statements makes this not a performance difference. No Agenda Item 2A4 Page 15 of 19

16 13. The following is an example of an Not a requirement auditor's report on supplemental information when included in the auditor's report on the financial statements: The [identify supplemental information] has been subjected to audit procedures performed in conjunction with the audit of [Company's] financial statements. The [supplemental information] is the responsibility of the Company's management. Our audit procedures included determining whether the [supplemental information] reconciles to the financial statements or the underlying accounting and other records, as applicable, and performing procedures to test the completeness and accuracy of the information presented in the [supplemental information]. In forming our opinion on the [supplemental information], we evaluated whether the [supplemental information], including its form and content, is presented in conformity with [specify the relevant regulatory requirement or other criteria, if any]. In our opinion, the [identify supplemental information] is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the financial statements as a whole. Agenda Item 2A4 Page 16 of 19

17 14. If the auditor determines that the No difference supplemental information is materially misstated in relation to the financial statements as a whole, the auditor should describe the material misstatement in the auditor's report on the supplemental information and express a qualified or adverse opinion on the supplemental information. 13. If the auditor concludes, on the basis of the procedures performed, that the supplementary information is materially misstated in relation to the financial statements as a whole, the auditor should discuss the matter with management and propose appropriate revision of the supplementary information. If management does not revise the supplementary information, the auditor should either a. modify the auditor s opinion on the supplementary information and describe the misstatement in the auditor s report or b. if a separate report is being issued on the supplementary information, withhold the auditor s report on the supplementary information. 15. If the auditor is unable to obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence to support an opinion on the supplemental information, the auditor should disclaim an opinion on the supplemental Not a requirement in AU- C 725; however, the illustrative reports address this situation. No Agenda Item 2A4 Page 17 of 19

18 information. In those situations, the Not a performance auditor's report on the supplemental difference. information should describe the reason for the disclaimer and state that the auditor is unable to and does not express an opinion on the supplemental information. Note: If the supplemental information consists of two or more schedules, and the auditor is able to obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence to support an opinion on some but not all schedules, the auditor may express an opinion on only those schedules for which he or she obtained sufficient appropriate evidence but should disclaim an opinion on the other schedules. 1/ Terms defined in Appendix A, Definitions, are set in boldface type the first time they appear. 2/ For purposes of this standard, supplemental information "accompanies financial statements" when it is (1) presented in the same document as the audited financial statements, (2) presented in a document in which the audited financial statements are incorporated by reference, or (3) incorporated by reference in a document containing the audited financial statements. 3/ Auditing Standard No. 11, Consideration of Materiality in Planning and Performing an Audit, establishes requirements regarding the auditor's consideration of materiality in planning and performing an audit. 4/ The term "affiliates of the firm" as used in this standard has the same meaning as the term Not a requirement. This guidance is not in AU-C 725. Issue C Agenda Item 2A4 Page 18 of 19

19 "affiliates of the accounting firm" as defined in PCAOB Rule / See Attestation Standard No. 1, Examination Engagements Regarding Compliance Reports of Brokers and Dealers, and Attestation Standard No. 2, Review Engagements Regarding Exemption Reports of Brokers and Dealers. 6/ See paragraph 10 of Auditing Standard No. 14, Evaluating Audit Results, which discusses the auditor's responsibilities regarding the accumulation of misstatements in an audit of financial statements. 7/ See paragraph 17 of Auditing Standard No. 14, which discusses evaluation of uncorrected misstatements in the financial statement audit. 8/ AU sec. 561, Subsequent Discovery of Facts Existing at the Date of the Auditor's Report, sets forth procedures to be followed by the auditor who, subsequent to the date of the report upon audited financial statements becomes aware that facts may have existed at that date that might have affected the report had he or she then been aware of such facts. AU sec. 561 applies to situations in which the auditor identifies a material misstatement of the financial statements while performing audit procedures on supplemental information after the date of the auditor's report on the financial statements. Agenda Item 2A4 Page 19 of 19